Exile in Goyville, Part II
by Bob Schneider
The grunts in the Nam spoke of home as back in the world. The Lower East Side was my back in the world. And there I had been a latchkey kid. I fully expected to be so on Mongo as well. Click here to continue reading...
Exile in Goyville, Part I
by Bob Schneider
1954 in The Naked City: You could lay down 15¢ for a subway token, take the AA or the CC to 49th Street, flash your G.O. card and pay just four bits for a side-balcony seat at an NBA doubleheader or a Rangers game.... Click here to read more.
WGAE Statement on FCC Chair Nomination
President Obama has nominated industry veteran Tom Wheeler to replace current Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski. Although the Writers Guild of America, East is always skeptical that people can become effective watchdogs over industries they once represented, we are hopeful and note that Mr. Wheeler appears to have a detailed grasp of the technologies that are transforming communications. Click here to continue reading...
"Conversations with a Twitter Feed"
by Alex J. Mann
The pilot episode of my web series “Conversations with a Twitter Feed” (CWATF) was conceived, written, shot and edited in about 12 hours. Click here to continue reading...
Featured
The Strength of Unions: WGAE Members Speak
In a new video series from the Center for American Progress Action Fund, WGAE members Susan Kim and Jeremy Pikser discuss what union membership means to them and to other white-collar workers. Click here to read more.
Statement by Michael Winship and Lowell Peterson
The Writers Guild of America, East, notes Jane Mayer's article in the current issue of The New Yorker magazine titled, "A Word from Our Sponsor: Public television’s attempts to placate David Koch," which chronicles the trials and tribulations of documentary filmmakers producing work on public television that is, in part, critical of conservative industrialists David and Charles Koch. Click here to read more...
2013 Sentinel for Health Awards: Call for Entries
The Sentinel for Health Awards recognize exemplary achievements of daytime and primetime TV shows that inform, educate and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives.
Deadline: May 31, 2013
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2013 Executive Director's Report
by Lowell Peterson
Reports of labor’s demise might be premature, but the news is not good: The percentage of people in the American workforce represented by unions is at an historic low. Decades of attacks by powerful corporate interests and conservative politicians seem to have paid off, and the labor movement is struggling for survival. Fortunately, the Writers Guild of America, East is doing well.... Click here to continue reading.
News
Funding Your Independent Film, Part 2: Indiegogo
On Wednesday, June 19, at 6:30pm, Indiegogo's own film and crowdfunding guru John T. Trigonis will share a handful of helpful tips and tactics that will help anyone get the funding they need to create the projects they're passionate about. Click here for more information.
"Drama and Deception in DC"
Join three of today’s acclaimed political-intrigue showrunners at 92Y Tribeca on Monday, June 3, as they discuss the new crop of Washington insiders on television. Stefan Forbes (Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story) moderates a panel that includes Danny Strong (Recount, Game Change), Joe Weisberg (The Americans) and Beau Willimon (House of Cards). Click here for more information.
May Day March
On May 1, the 125th anniversary of the campaign for the eight-hour work day, WGAE led a march in New York City to Atlas Media, a nonfiction TV company known as a flagrant union buster and violator of overtime and labor law. Click here to continue reading...
"Fashion Police" Writers Go On Strike
Writers on E! Network's Fashion Police have finally had enough. They've put their pencils down and are striking E! and Joan Rivers' production company, Rugby Productions, which jointly employ the writing staff. Click here to read more.
